This is the perfect meal sized salad and full of flavor. Serve with garlic toast.
A Hearty Salad
Make the dressing well ahead of time (up to 4 days) for a quick meal. Pre-washed lettuce is a time saver. Swap out seasoned chicken in the recipe below for either rotisserie or grilled chicken if desired. Tuck into a wrap for a handheld meal!
Ingredients
CHICKEN Fresh chicken breasts are pan-fried in this recipe. We season with our homemade cajun seasoning or try this easy blackened chicken recipe! ROMAINE Loads of fresh crisp romaine lettuce, homemade croutons, and Parmesan are standard. Of course, kale makes a great caesar salad too. While it’s not typical, I sometimes slice fresh mushrooms into this salad! DRESSING Use your favorite caesar dressing, I’ve kept it simple with a shortcut dressing. Lots of flavor with little prep. ADDITIONS I add heaps of croutons (really my fave part of a salad). Other great additions include crispy capers (pan fry in a touch of olive oil), bacon or bacon bits. Grilled shrimp or even jammy eggs (easy to make in the air fryer).
How to Make Chicken Caesar Salad
Tips & Tricks
Chicken can be grilled instead of baked, place seasoned breasts on a medium heated grill and cook for about 12 minutes on each side. The best time to assemble a chicken Caesar salad is right before it’s being served. This ensures that the lettuce is at its maximum crispiness, and the chicken is still moist and juicy. Make sure the chicken is cool before adding to lettuce. TO MAKE AHEAD: Wash the lettuce, combine the dressing and measure the rest of the ingredients.
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